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Benedict Monteiro
I am passionate about the bioinformatic study of genomic data, and how this can improve our understanding of biology and the treament of human diseases. Following completion of my masters degree, I aim to pursue a PhD in the field.
Education
MSc Genomic Medicine
St George’s, University of London
London, UK
2021 - 2020
- Awarded an academic scholarship.
- Will study the collection, analysis and applications of genomic data in medical contexts.
BSc Biochemistry with French for Science
Imperial College London
London, UK
2020 - 2016
- Predicted grade: 1st. 69% average from years 1 and 2.
- Final year research project dissertation: “Environmental stress provokes a transcriptomic call to arms in Legionella pneumophila” (TBC).
- Advanced final year modules in Bioinformatics, Mechanisms of Gene Expression and Damage & Repair in Biological Systems
- Cultural Dissertation in French: “The importance of the Second Empire for the city of Paris” (74%)
Research Experience
Undergraduate Researcher
Costa Lab, CMBI
Imperial College London
2020 - 2020
- Analysed RNA-Seq differential expression data to outline the response of the bacteria L. pneumophila to 9 stressors.
- Discovered that life cycle progression to the transmissive phase occurs in times of environmental stress.
- Results to be used in an upcoming study of the transcriptomic response of ~20 bacterial pathogens to stress conditions.
Erasmus Research Placement
Zucman-Rossi Lab
Université de Paris, France
2019 - 2018
- Worked independently on a bioinformatical analysis of mutational signatures in liver cancer WGS and WES data.
- Performed all analyses and designed the results figure for the “mutational signatures” section of an upcoming publication on the genomic study of a rare type of paediatric liver cancer.
- Updated the R package Palimpsest with functions for the extraction, plotting and further study of new types of mutational signatures.
- Completed an “introduction to Python” course designed for Bioinformatics MSc students at the Université de Paris.